After being shut out for 14 innings over two days by Louisiana-Lafayette pitcher Jordan Wallace, the LSU softball team had its best opportunity to scratch out a run and keep its season alive in the seventh inning of the championship game in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Sunday. Trying desperately to put something other than another zero on … Continue reading →

Poplarville , Miss. — The LSU-Eunice baseball team is heading back to the NJCAA Division II World Series after it posted a 5-0 victory against host Pearl River Community College in the Region 23 tournament championship game Saturday night. The defending national champion Bengals (48-8) will face Lackawanna (Pa.) College (40-19), the champion of … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: The identities of Baby J and Baby H remain confidential, and the reasons they have been placed in foster care have been withheld for this story. NEW ORLEANS — In the coming weeks, a profound change will occur inside the University of New Orleans men’s basketball program, … Continue reading →

WARNER — Top-ranked Delgado Community College, unable to put together base hits when they had the opportunities, fell to Connors State College 3-1 in the championship game of the NJCAA South Central District baseball tournament Saturday at Biff Thompson Field. It was the Dolphins’ second straight loss to the Cowboys, and Delgado faced a must-win … Continue reading →

CLINTON, Miss. — The LSU-Eunice softball team secured its second national title in the past three seasons with an 8-0 victory against Phoenix (Ariz.) College on Saturday in the NJCAA Division II championship game. The victory lifted LSUE to a final record of 62-5. “It’s a great feeling to get back on top and … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Senior Day ended the same way too many others have for Tulane’s large class of seniors — with a loss. UAB rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Green Wave 6-3 Saturday at Turchin Stadium in the regular-season finale, leaving four-year starters Garrett Cannizaro, Brennan Middleton and Brandon Boudreaux with a … Continue reading →

Louisiana-Lafayette softball coach Michael Lotief has been involved in enough winners bracket games in the NCAA tournament to know how razor-thin the difference between victory and defeat can be. “When you get into this kind of environment, the level of competition is so high,” Lotief said Saturday. “One pitch, one swing, one play makes the difference.” Continue reading →

MONROE — A nine-run third inning carried the UL-Lafayette baseball team to a 12-1 victory over ULM in seven innings Saturday night at Warhawk Field to complete a three-game sweep of the Warhawks. Chase Compton posted two triples and led the charge for ULL (38-17, 19-11 Sun Belt Conference) with four RBIs one night … Continue reading →

After watching ace Jordan Wallace throw 250 pitches in less than 24 hours in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, it would be easy for Louisiana-Lafayette softball coach Michael Lotief to think hard about his options for the championship game. Or maybe not. It seems Lotief knows who’ll get the ball when ULL … Continue reading →

Central Connecticut State won the school’s first NCAA tournament softball game Saturday, cruising to a 9-1 victory over Northwestern State to earn a rematch with Baton Rouge Regional host LSU in an elimination game. Central Connecticut (36-14) and LSU are set to play at 6:05 p.m. Saturday in the final game of the regional’s second day. The … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — There was only so long Tulane’s pitching staff could live on the edge. After stranding 11 UAB runners on base in the first eight innings on Friday night, recording the final out in the ninth inning proved to be too difficult of a task. With the bases empty, the Blazers (21-34, … Continue reading →

MONROE — Chase Compton snapped an eighth-inning tie with a grand slam, and Louisiana-Lafayette team secured a series win over ULM with a 13-4 victory Friday night at Warhawk Field. The Ragin’ Cajuns (37-17, 18-11 Sun Belt) kept pace with Florida Atlantic and remained in the No. 3 slot for next week’s Sun … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — In what has become a compelling “Rags’’-to-riches story in Division I junior-college baseball, top-ranked Delgado Community College opens play Friday in the NJCAA South Central District Championship in tiny Warner, Okla. The Dolphins (46-9) will face Maple Woods Community College of Missouri (25-25) at noon in the first game of the double-elimination … Continue reading →

CLINTON, Miss. — The LSU-Eunice softball team is heading to its third consecutive NJCAA Division II national championship game after a 6-1 victory against Phoenix (Ariz.) College on Friday. The sophomore duo of Kelsey Hollier and Taylor Simon both had two hits and combined to drive home five runs for the top-seeded Lady Bengals (61-5) … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — A year into the job and New Orleanian Derek Morel has yet to hang the first picture in his office at the UNO Athletic Center, a small, nondescript building near an old, majestic oak at the corner of Franklin and Lakeshore Drive. Blank walls are the least of his problems. The … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Tulane wide receiver Wilson Van Hooser said he asked for his release from the school Thursday. The rising redshirt senior said his decision was spurred by the troubling health of his mother, Joy. His younger brother, Walker, also is a member of the Tulane football team and is expected … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — After three months of hardly filling the basepaths, much less the scoreboard, Tulane’s baseball team seems to have found its groove at the plate. Fresh off an offensive resurgence in winning last weekend’s series against Central Florida, the Green Wave continued the trend by overwhelming UAB 15-3 Thursday night, opening the final … Continue reading →

Some pitchers work inside and out to baffle hitters. But the ups and downs stymied the Northwestern State softball team in its first game of the Baton Rouge Regional. Jordan Wallace mixed high heat with just the right amount of off-speed low pitches to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 3-0 victory Friday at Tiger Park. Wallace (29-7) … Continue reading →

BEAUMONT, Texas — It took nearly all night for the Nicholls State baseball team to recover after allowing an opening-inning run to Lamar on Thursday night, but three unanswered runs by the Colonels in the seventh and eighth innings and a masterful performance by Mike Suk proved to be a winning combination as Nicholls defeated … Continue reading →

WARNER, Okla. — Cameron Hoffman, who was hitless in his first four at-bats, doubled on his fifth appearance, scoring Brady Williamson from second base to lift top-ranked Delgado over Maple Woods 2-1 in 10 innings at the NJCAA South Central District tournament at Biff Thompson Field on Friday. The Dolphins (47-9) next will face No. … Continue reading →

CLINTON, Miss. — The LSU-Eunice softball team is off to a strong start at the National Junior College Athletic Association with a 19-1 victory over Mercyhurst North East (Pa.) Thursday and one of its players winning the a home run derby contest Wednesday night. The LSUE softball team routed Mercyhurst North East 19-1 and advanced … Continue reading →

To win the Baton Rouge Regional and continue its season beyond this weekend, the Louisiana-Lafayette softball team will almost certainly have to deal with No. 9 national seed LSU along the way. But before the Ragin’ Cajuns can think about a matchup with their longtime rival, they must first handle business in Friday’s opener against Southland Conference … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Former Tulane baseball player Stephen “Steve” Andrew Martin Sr., a pioneer in the desegregation of black college athletes in the 1960s, died Tuesday at 66, the school announced. According to Tulane, Martin became the first black athlete to compete in a varsity sport for any Southeastern Conference school when he took the … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS - After a prolonged waiting period, Tulane's men's basketball team is officially losing its leading scorer and rebounder. Josh Davis will play his final collegiate season at San Diego State, according to CBSSports.com. Fellow Tulane transfer Marc Eddy Norelia has also found a new home, choosing Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Norelia, a Orlando, Fla. native, played sparingly as … Continue reading →

CLINTON, Miss. — The No. 1- seeded LSU-Eunice softball team cruised to an opening-round win in the NJCAA National Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, scoring six runs in the third inning en route to a 12-4 victory over No. 16-seeded Murray State College. “We came out ready to play,” coach Andy Lee said. “The first couple … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Three games into her freshman season, Nerissa Myers took over as Louisiana-Lafayette’s starting shortstop. Earlier this season, she started her 184th straight game at the position in an easy 9-1 win over Southern. Most expected the Petal, Miss., native to remain in that spot for the rest of her senior season … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — For many former Xavier athletes, the tearing down of The Barn, where the school’s basketball teams played their games, is a sad occasion. To Donald “Slick” Watts, who went on to a career as an NBA point guard from 1973-79, it takes on an even more personal meaning. “That’s where I became ‘Slick,’” said … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Because Tulane has been abysmal at the plate for most of this season, even modest hitting streaks deserve mention. The tear Andrew Garner has been on in the last three weeks, though, would be newsworthy for any team in any era. Garner, a junior who was batting .191 in late … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in school history, the Delgado Community College baseball team sits atop the NJCAA Division I poll, reaffirming what Delgado coach Joe Scheuermann has felt for some time. The Dolphins (46-9) climbed from third to first in the latest rankings after winning the Region 23 championship Monday at … Continue reading →

EUNICE — Crafting a perfect pitching record on the top-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association team is a script that Brooklyn Guillot probably couldn’t have imagined as she prepared for her freshman softball season. Surprising for Guillot, maybe, but not Andy Lee, who said he knew what to expect when Guillot first took the mound for … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Kourtney Howell and Brion Flowers, Xavier’s winning combination of experience and youth, has led the women’s tennis team to new heights. The Gold Nuggets recently ended the regular season atop the NAIA coaches poll, a first for any Xavier sport. Also, the doubles team of Howell, a junior who transferred from Navy, … Continue reading →

The Southeastern Louisiana golf team will play its longest course of the season when the Lions tee off Thursday morning in the Baton Rouge Regional at The University Club. But their drive from Hammond was a short, familiar one. Unlike their previous six NCAA regional appearances, Southeastern, the No. 12 seed, needed only a 45-minute bus ride … Continue reading →

LSU will dedicate “Skip Bertman Field” on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium against Ole Miss. Tuesday night, another Louisiana college baseball legend will be watching the Tigers. Former Privateer coach Ron Maestri will be looking on as LSU hosts the University of New Orleans. Bertman, of course, was the architect of the colossal program we … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — There were cheers and shouts of happiness late Sunday night when Louisiana-Lafayette’s softball team saw its name pop up during the NCAA Division I Softball Championship selection show. It wasn’t because the Ragin’ Cajuns were in the 64-team field that begins play at 16 regional sites this week. A spot in the field … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — If Monday’s postgame celebration after winning the NJCAA Region 23 tournament is any indication, the Delgado Community College baseball squad has learned from its mistakes. Moments after defeating Baton Rouge Community College 6-2 at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, Delgado players and coaches exchanged hugs, high- and low-fives and back slaps but steered clear of … Continue reading →

ORLANDO, Fla. — Chris Taladay had three hits and four RBIs to help lift Central Florida to a 7-3 Conference USA baseball win over Tulane on Sunday afternoon at Jay Bergman Field. The Knights’ James Vasquez drew a lead-off walk in the second and later scored on Austin Johnston’s sacrifice fly after an infield error allowed … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — A pair of lefties had all the right stuff for No. 3-ranked Delgado on Sunday at the NJCAA Region 23 Division Tournament at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium. Christian Trent and Pierce Liberta threw complete-game victories over Meridian (Miss.) Community College and Batton Rouge CC, respectively, putting the Dolphins within one win of advancing … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — The Tulane men’s basketball team may have found its replacement for departing point guard Ricky Tarrant, signing junior college prospect Malcolm Canada. Canada, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, committed to the Green Wave two weeks ago, took his official visit last weekend and faxed … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Louisiana-Lafayette’s baseball team needed a big effort to avoid a Sun Belt Conference sweep here Sunday afternoon, and the Ragin’ Cajuns got that effort from an unexpected source. Senior pitcher Ben Frith, who had pitched only six innings in his ULL career, checked a big-hitting South Alabama squad on four hits and a lone run … Continue reading →

SCORES, SCHEDULE Sunday’s games Central Florida 7, Tulane 3 Middle Tennessee 5, Louisiana-Monroe 4, 10 innings Dallas Baptist 5, Louisiana Tech 0 McNeese State 5, Oral Roberts 1 Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — In a rivalry game, early leads are seldom safe, and Louisiana-Lafayette found that out the hard way here Saturday. The Ragin’ Cajuns also found out that Anthony Izzio is still an effective pitching weapon for South Alabama, and the visiting Jaguars can also use the long ball. An early six-run advantage evaporated … Continue reading →

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The LSU women’s golf season came to an end Saturday in the NCAA West Regional golf tournament as LSU finished tied for 12th and out of the qualifying spots for advancement to the NCAA Championships. LSU, despite shooting itsbest round of the tournament Saturday, finished eight shots out of … Continue reading →

MALIBU, Calif. — The No. 20 LSU men’s tennis team’s NCAA run came to an end Saturday afternoon in a 4-0 loss to No. 12 Pepperdine in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Tigers finish the 2013 season with a 16-12 mark, going 5-7 in SEC play. … Continue reading →

ORLANDO, Fla. — Andrew Garner became the first Tulane player in 12 years to hit for the cycle, and the Green Wave offense exploded for the second straight game, collecting 20 hits in a 15-9 victory over UCF on Saturday at Jay Bergman Field. Garner was 5-for-5 with two runs and seven RBIs, tying him … Continue reading →